Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)

Beg Forgiveness & Vaughnted Hollow via Duffy Road

5.3 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Beg Forgiveness & Vaughnted Hollow via Duffy Road is a 5.3-mile out-and-back in Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section) near Abington, CT. It climbs 309 ft. It scores 25/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: green fringe.

Elevation

0 mi512 – 705 ft5.7 mi

Getting there

Trailhead: Clinic Road 41.84980, -72.01060
Nearest town Abington, CT

Directions

AMBLEWAYwww.ambleway.com

Beg Forgiveness & Vaughnted Hollow via Duffy Road

5.3 mi · ▲ 309 ft · 1 hr 55 min

Elevation 512–706 ft

Out & Back · Airline State Park Trail (Northern Section)

Trailhead: Clinic Road · 41.84980, -72.01060

Weather Sep 21: sunrise 6:35 AM · sunset 6:49 PM

  1. Start on Clinic Road, heading E.
  2. 0.2 miTurn right onto Duffy Road, heading S.
  3. 1 miSharp left, heading NE.
  4. 1.4 miSharp left, heading SW.
  5. 50 ftContinue straight onto Airline Express, heading S.
  6. 100 ftBear right onto Beg Forgiveness, heading W.
  7. 50 ftBear left, heading W.
  8. 100 ftTurn right onto Airline Express, heading W.
  9. 50 ftTurn left onto Vaughnted Hollow, heading W.
  10. 50 ftTurn right onto Big Hickory, heading S.
  11. 100 ftTurn left onto We-Li-Kit, heading SW.
  12. 100 ftReach Beg Forgiveness, then turn around and head back the way you came.
  13. 150 ftTurn right onto Big Hickory, heading S.
  14. 100 ftTurn left onto Vaughnted Hollow, heading SW.
  15. 50 ftTurn right onto Airline Express, heading S.
  16. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
  17. 100 ftBear right onto Beg Forgiveness, heading SW.
  18. 50 ftBear left onto Airline Express, heading S.
  19. 150 ftSharp right, heading SW.
  20. 1.4 miSharp right onto Duffy Road, heading SW.
  21. 1 miTurn left onto Clinic Road, heading N.
  22. 0.2 miArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail surface

50% dirt50% unspecified

Weather

Sunrise 6:35 AMSunset 6:49 PM

Sunset

The best sunset spot on this hike is 0.7 mi in (~20 min). Leave by 6:09 PM for the 6:49 PM sunset. Back at your car by 7:22 PM, after dark — bring a headlamp.

More sunset hikes nearby

Other ways to reach this destination

More from Clinic Road Trailhead